Let us shine a light on crime! Recently in New York City crime has been on the rise. At least this is the claim. After years of drops in crime across the board, we seem to be headed in the wrong direction. The news is troubling. What is really happening? Well, crime is probably not much different than it has been for the last few years. The difference is that it is now being reported. In the old days, before gentrification, the members of such neighborhoods as Bedford Stuyvesant and Brownsville did not like dealing with the police, so they did not always report crimes. Police do not like to deal with this population, so even if crimes were reported, they were not taken seriously. The new population that has moved into these neighborhoods report crimes and expects the police to act. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a paper man, if it is on paper it is real to him, anything else does not exist. We have all gone along with this foolish notion. Now the realities are closing in around us. Add to that the economic depression put upon the working class and you receive a spike in crime rates. By the way, this is only the beginning of a rise in crime that will probably last for a number of years.
Personal Statement
When I see 3 black women who are pregnant I think that one of their children will end up in the criminal correction industry. When I see 5 black women who are pregnant I think that 2 of their children will never learn to read.
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